لاشخور (Lashkhor)
What does لاشخور (Lashkhor) mean? لاشخور (Lashkhor) is a Dari strong that translates to “vulture / scavenger / bottom-feeder” in English.
Literal Translation
corpse eater / carrion eater
Meaning & Usage
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"vulture / scavenger / bottom-feeder"
Someone who feeds on the misfortune of others — a war profiteer, a slumlord, a corrupt official who steals aid money. The image is of a vulture circling above the dead. In a country that has endured four decades of war, there's no shortage of people this word describes perfectly.
Examples in the Wild
این وزیرها همه لاشخور هستند، از خون مردم میخورند. (In wazir-ha hama lashkhor hastand, az khoon-e mardom mekhoorand. - These ministers are all vultures, they feed on the people's blood.) — Political commentary.